The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-06-29

--One.third of the fools in this
country think they can beat the law.
yers in expounding the law; one.hali
think they can beat the doctors in
healing the sick two.thirds of them
think they can beat the ministers in
preaching the gospel; and all of them
know they can beat the editor in run.
ming the paper.-Es.
james Solley, Esq, one of Tio.
nesta's old.time residents, was down
from POrkey, this county, visiting a
few days of the past week. Squire
Solley, a. he was familiarly known to
the older inhabitants of our town, left
this section over 30 years ago, and
this is his first visit since. He was
highly esteemed by all his neighbors,
and those who are still left here were
glad to see him once more.
Mr.. j. w. Ball has just put in a
stock of goods and will carry on the
mercantile business in the Cobb build.
ing, next to the depot, across the river.
He will carry general line of goods,
such as dry goods, groceries, provisions,
-four, feed, notions, and in fact about
everything usually found in flourish.
ing country store. Yves. has a good
stand, is an affable gentleman, and
will no doubt soon work up a good
trade.
Crops are not Just what they
might be in this section. Wheat will
scarcely average up, while some oats
fields will be far below a half crop.
The grass will have some trouble in
reaching the average mark, and corn
is short and yellow. Potatoes gener.
ally look we'll but have u good deal of
hardship to go through Yet before
reaching maturity. The weed crop,
as usual, is fourishing nicely on all
sides.
Peterson for July begins a new
volume, and we can honestly say that,
exceptional in merit as it has proved
itself this year, the present number is
an advance on its predecessors. The
steel.engraving, "The Pet Rabbit" is
of rare beauty. Now is a good time
to subsribe or to get up clubs. Terms,
two dollars per year, or one dollar for
six months, with large reductions to
clubs. Address, Peterson's Magazine,
SO6 Chestnut r., Philadelphia, Pa.
Jefferson " county Republicans
nominated the following ticket at their
recent primaries Prothonotary, Scott
Mcclellan; Sheriff, VIM. B. Sutter /;
Treasurer, w. A. Neale; Commission.
ers, Jas. A. Gathers, Edward Barry (;
Auditors, Jas. w. Mays, Samuel Shil.
ling; Coroner, j. B. Morris; Dele.
gate, Jas. B. Mitchell. The Brook.
vile Republican says of the result,
''The candidates who were left take
their medicine with few grimaces,
philosopbically reasoning that it was
for all to succeed, and that
they are in respectable company, both
as to character and numbers" And
the same will apply to the feeling
among the gentlemen who were left in
The primaries in Forest County.
The Bradford Era is publishing
he text ofthe new law governing cities,
At the rate of two columns day. 1t
has been two weeks at the work which
must be of absorbing interest, consid.
oring that the installments frequently
break off in the middle of word,
esving the reader twenty.four hours
% guess out the concluding syllable
About a score of columns have been
put in type and there is no assurance
hat the foot of the procession is in
light. If the Era ever gets through |
With its awful task we suggest that it
publish the Bible in daily installments.
It would be far more interesting than
his legal rot and possesses the fasci.
lating charm of novelty to a large
proportion of its readers Blizzard,
As the above little epistle covers up.
ward of hundred and fifty closely |
written pages of legal cap paper, the
Era s readers will have some suffering
yet to undergo.